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Sedella leiocarpa

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Crassulaceae

Scientific name
  
Sedella leiocarpa

Order
  
Saxifragales

Genus
  
Sedella

Rank
  
Species

Sedella leiocarpa is a rare species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family known by the common names Lake County mock stonecrop and Lake County stonecrop. It is endemic to Lake County, California, where it is known from only about ten occurrences in two locations. It is a resident of drying vernal pools and rocky clay flats, where it grows in colonies. It is a federally listed endangered species. This is an annual herb growing no more than four centimeters high. It is a tiny erect reddish or yellow succulent plant with sparse leaves each a few millimeters long. The flowers have yellow to reddish petals 3 or 4 millimeters long.

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Sedella leiocarpa Wikipedia